West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Disaster Relief

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Chapter II

[Docket No. 940558-4158; I.D. 052394B]

West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Disaster Relief

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; modification of comment

period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is reducing the comment period on the advance notice of

proposed rulemaking regarding appropriate limitations, terms, and

conditions the agency should use in providing proposed assistance to

person engaged in commercial fisheries for uninsured losses resulting

from the west coast salmon fisheries resource disaster.

DATES: Comments must be received by July 15, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Bruce Morehead, Office of Trade

and Industry Services, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-

West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Morehead, 301/713-2358.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An advance notice of proposed rulemaking,

requesting public comment over a 60-day period, was published in the

Federal Register on June 3, 1994, at 59 FR 28838. In addition to the

comment period on the advance notice of proposed rulemaking, NOAA/NMFS

held a series of meetings with the affected public and received

numerous comments that it is crucial to expedite the development and

publication of the proposed and final rule for the disaster assistance

program. NMFS agrees with the need to act quickly and believes that the

public will not be disadvantaged by the shortened comment period

because of the public meetings and the fact that there will be

additional opportunity to comment on the proposed rule.

Dated: July 7, 1994.

Charles Karnella,

Acting Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 94-16874 Filed 7-7-94; 4:27 pm]

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